This depends on your exact device, but usually this will be by long-pressing the app icon and then either pressing an 'x' in the top right corner (iOS) or dragging it to either a trash bin icon or a bar saying "delete" (Android).
Do the basics again and do something in that language, such as listening to a song in that language. You can always draw common objects and name them in that...
If you aren't ever going to do Spanish on Duolingo, then you might as well. Alternatively, you can just disable practice reminders for Spanish in your settings.